Turkey Trot

My 10-year-old son, who’d never before run more than a mile, decided on Monday that he wanted to try out the 5K Turkey Trot. We biked over to Town Hall and my daughter and I enjoyed getting to see so many neighbors, climb on the playground, dance to Tom Petty, and play with puppies while we waited for my son to finish. It was a fun way to force us outside on a day that we’d usually spend indoors and impressive to see the 1500+ people waiting to run. And (bragging now) my son did fantastically for his first run of this length, finishing at around 26:30. Thanks Our Towne!

Sarah Rain

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Congratulations also to the organizers and volunteers. It was a great idea to have a Turkey Trot in our town. The number of runners and walkers (1200+) is a nice reflection on our community. The volunteers did a great job responding to a turnout that was certainly higher than anticipated. Thanks to everyone and hope to see you again next year!

I will definitely do this next year. Have run in the Troy Turkey Trot for years and it is way too crowded and poorly run(this year). I have heard from people that the Delmar one was a little overwhelming to the organizers due to number of runners but went off without a hitch. And I can walk to Town Hall; still not sure why i even went back to troy??

Thanks to the organizers and all the volunteers a Turkey Trot Run/Walk that was a fun, seamless and painless (except for maybe my shins, a little bit!) way to spend Thanksgiving morning! I loved that you equally promoted a walk, for everyone of all ages, and that the walkers waited until the runners had “taken off”.

I usually run in the Troy Turkey Trot; however, this time I walked in the company of my husband and sister, neither of whom would have participated in a run, which made the day extra special for all of us!

Thank you for a job well done and I hope this race was the “First Annual”!

I’ve been to seasoned runs a fraction of the size that couldn’t pull it off like these guys. What an event! What a day to set a PR (personal record).. and in my own home town. I have to say that I’m so impressed with so many runners who were cheerful even though it took a number of minutes to get to the starting line and then some to break into a run. I haven’t heard a complaint from anyone!

Sarah, congrats to your son. I participated in the trot. OMG what a great time had by all. We trotted over to Tool’s for breakfast afterwards. Looking forward to next year’s. Thanks
Our Towne Bethlehem for an awesome job!

Due to the overwhelming response to this event, and the inexperience
and confusion of many of the finishers with a multiple chute scoring system,
the results beyond the 500th position are not available.

(This sort of thing is not uncommon. I just heard about a race in Raleigh, NC, last week, in which the timing system failed completely and because it was a certified course it had a back up timing system… that also completely failed.)

Also, looking at my results and results of others that I’ve watched over the last couple of years who have run this run, I’d swear that the course was short. I have measured on google and my gps, and it is accurate… just fast; flat, no wind, great temps. Personal Record (PR) conditions!

1500 participants is an outstanding turnout! The Troy Turkey Trot was a mess this year. Overcrowded and poorly organized. The Delmar event is likely to see much bigger numbers next year. Personally, I would like to see a Grade School run for the younger kids. Hopefully the organizers can add this next year!